STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1305

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 7

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 7 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND DENTAL HYGIENE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO INCLUDE BREASTFEEDING IN EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM TO EDUCATE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO ADVOCATE AND PROMOTE BREASTFEEDING AMONG EXPECTANT MOTHERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to encourage breastfeeding by new mothers by encouraging the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene to include breastfeeding in an education curriculum to educate medical professions to advocate and promote breastfeeding among expectant and new mothers.

     The Hawaii Chapter—American Physical Therapy Association; Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii; and a concerned individual supported this measure.  JABSOM supported the intent of this measure.  The School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 7 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair